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those -- for 26 of those years, he was a junior senior from new mexico. the only person that i know of that was a junior senator longer than senator bingaman was fritz hollings. he was a junior senator for many, many decades to strom thurmond. but 26 years here in the senate still makes you a fairly senior member. jeff served alongside senator pete domenici, the longest serving senator in new mexico's history, until in 2009 he was the most senior junior senator. still, mr. president, jeff bingaman has never been one to get hung up on titles or credits. if there were ever the conscience of this body, it's jeff bingaman, a man who has been called by others, including by ron dorgan, a -- including byron dorgan, a workhorse. that's really true. for three decades, he has quietly and with dignity fought for the people of new mexico and this country. american industrialist henry kaiser said with this bit of advice -- quote -- "when your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. ." that's jeff bingaman. that could have been written for jeff bingaman by henry kaise
those -- for 26 of those years, he was a junior senior from new mexico. the only person that i know of that was a junior senator longer than senator bingaman was fritz hollings. he was a junior senator for many, many decades to strom thurmond. but 26 years here in the senate still makes you a fairly senior member. jeff served alongside senator pete domenici, the longest serving senator in new mexico's history, until in 2009 he was the most senior junior senator. still, mr. president, jeff...
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new mexico goes down nate walters with 28 points. >> seth: too much nate walters, surprising new mexico could not hold serve at home. >> doug: that will do it for now, for seth davis i'm doug gottlieb. here is a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs. next saturday. "the road to the final four" continues with the bluegrass battle between kentucky and louisville. be sure to tune in tomorrow. the nfl on cbs. >> doug: for all of us, seth davis, myself and the cast of people behind the scenes have a happy holiday. be safe and we're thinking of you, sandy hook.
new mexico goes down nate walters with 28 points. >> seth: too much nate walters, surprising new mexico could not hold serve at home. >> doug: that will do it for now, for seth davis i'm doug gottlieb. here is a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs. next saturday. "the road to the final four" continues with the bluegrass battle between kentucky and louisville. be sure to tune in tomorrow. the nfl on cbs. >> doug: for all of us, seth davis, myself and the cast of...
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new mexico goes down, nate walters with 28 points. >> seth: too much nate walters, surprising new mexico could not hold serve at home. >> doug: that will do it for now, for seth davis, i'm doug gottlieb. here is a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs. next saturday. "the road to the final four" continues with the bluegrass battle between kentucky and louisville. be sure to tune in tomorrow. the nfl on cbs. >> doug: for all of us, seth davis, myself and the cast of people behind the scenes, have a happy holiday. be safe and we're thinking of you, sandy hook.
new mexico goes down, nate walters with 28 points. >> seth: too much nate walters, surprising new mexico could not hold serve at home. >> doug: that will do it for now, for seth davis, i'm doug gottlieb. here is a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs. next saturday. "the road to the final four" continues with the bluegrass battle between kentucky and louisville. be sure to tune in tomorrow. the nfl on cbs. >> doug: for all of us, seth davis, myself and the cast of...
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mexico. the storm will begin in earnest and intensify and become a headache as we go throughout the day today. the blue shows the snow. this is this morning. as we go throughout the day today, it blossoms. just clips the colorado area. denver two to four inches. later this afternoon, driving home in nebraska, very dangerous conditions. wind will be howling. heavy snow falling. as we go throughout the overnight hours, that's when the storm picks up in intensity. the dark blue shows where it will be hitting the hardest with blizzard conditions. tomorrow morning through iowa and wisconsin. tomorrow morning probably be like one of those days where you stay at home, do not travel. much of central iowa and south and central portions of wisconsin. the other side of this storm is the severe weather side. there's enough strong and severe weather out ahead of it, arkansas and missouri we can deal with the storm there. we will deal with lake-effect snow friday and saturday. how much snow are we talking
mexico. the storm will begin in earnest and intensify and become a headache as we go throughout the day today. the blue shows the snow. this is this morning. as we go throughout the day today, it blossoms. just clips the colorado area. denver two to four inches. later this afternoon, driving home in nebraska, very dangerous conditions. wind will be howling. heavy snow falling. as we go throughout the overnight hours, that's when the storm picks up in intensity. the dark blue shows where it will...
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the presiding officer: the senior senator from new mexico is recognized. mr. conrad: mr. president, i thank the chair. i wanted to first -- mr. bingaman: i wanted to commend the senator for his leadership here in the senate on a whole range of issues. he has served with great distinction here. it's been an honor for me to serve with him. mr. bingaman: so i congratulate him on the various issues he discussed and the various issues he has worked on. i have had the good fortune to work and support his efforts on many of those. mr. president, i wanted to take a few minutes to speak about what needs to be done before we leave town, before we shut down this session of the congress. in my view, congress needs to do five things before the end of the year to head off difficulties for our economy. first, the house, -- as many have said, the house needs to take up and pass the middle-class tax cut bill that was already passed here in the senate. that's the first item. that's been given a lot of attention. second, we need to -- both houses of congress need to head off most if not all
the presiding officer: the senior senator from new mexico is recognized. mr. conrad: mr. president, i thank the chair. i wanted to first -- mr. bingaman: i wanted to commend the senator for his leadership here in the senate on a whole range of issues. he has served with great distinction here. it's been an honor for me to serve with him. mr. bingaman: so i congratulate him on the various issues he discussed and the various issues he has worked on. i have had the good fortune to work and support...
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at the age of 35, he was elected new mexico attorney general in 1978. and four years later at the age of 39, elected to the united states senate. during his three decades in this body, jeff bingaman has been a classic workhorse senator as opposed to being a show horse senator. he is truly remarkable and distinctive among senators for his willingness to shun the limelight and share the credit in order to get important things done for his state and for this country. senator bingaman has been a much valued colleague of mine on the health, education, labor and pensions committee, but he has really made his mark in the senate a lasting mark in his role as chair of the energy and natural resources committee. as chair and also at times ranking member of that committee, he has played a leading role in shaping energy policy for our nation, authoring bipartisan legislation promoting a balanced energy portfolio encompassing all energy sources. senator bingaman worked closely with his new mexico colleague, senator pete domenici to pass the landmark 2005 energy poli
at the age of 35, he was elected new mexico attorney general in 1978. and four years later at the age of 39, elected to the united states senate. during his three decades in this body, jeff bingaman has been a classic workhorse senator as opposed to being a show horse senator. he is truly remarkable and distinctive among senators for his willingness to shun the limelight and share the credit in order to get important things done for his state and for this country. senator bingaman has been a...
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the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, i would ask to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, there has been much discussion about the need to reform the senate rules, and i've listened closely to the arguments against these changes by the other side, and today i rise to address some of their concerns. my republican colleagues have made impassioned statements in opposition to amending our rules at the beginning of the next congress. they say that the rules can only be changed with a two-thirds supermajority. they say that any attempt to amend the rules by a simple majority is breaking the rules to change the rules. this simply is not true. and repeating it every day on the senate floor doesn't make it true. the supermajority requirement to change senate rules is in direct conflict with the u.s. constitution. the constitution is very specific about when a supermajority is required. and just as clearly, when it isn't required. article 1, section 5, of th
the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, i would ask to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, there has been much discussion about the need to reform the senate rules, and i've listened closely to the arguments against these changes by the other side, and today i rise to address some of their concerns. my republican colleagues have made impassioned statements in opposition to amending our rules...
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i also want to say a goodbye to our friend, jeff bingaman, of new mexico, someone who's always brought intellectual rigor, a lawyer's insistence on thoroughness and a real commitment to people. it's been an honor and a pleasure to work with him on the help committee, especially on the affordable care act. i was proud to support him all that he did, particularly in developing and focusing on the health work force for the future. i knew i could count on jeff in the committee and on the floor as one of those men that i refer to as the ga gallahads, where mn of quality always support we women as we sought equality. our initiatives to end discrimination against women in the health care and in the workplace were some of our proudest achievements in working together. i also would like to comment about jon kyl. i've worked across the aisle from jon kyl and i've been seated across the table from him at everything from bible study group to the senate intelligence committee. we studied the words of the bible together to make ourselves better and we worked in our committees to make the world bette
i also want to say a goodbye to our friend, jeff bingaman, of new mexico, someone who's always brought intellectual rigor, a lawyer's insistence on thoroughness and a real commitment to people. it's been an honor and a pleasure to work with him on the help committee, especially on the affordable care act. i was proud to support him all that he did, particularly in developing and focusing on the health work force for the future. i knew i could count on jeff in the committee and on the floor as...
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david wright, abc news, mexico. >>> and we thank you for watching. and we will see you again tomorrow. as we leave you with a postcard from peoria, illinois, the festival of lights. winter wonderland in east peoria, courtesy of our affiliate, whoi. good night to everyone. have a wonderful evening. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ >>> a unanimous vote gives pg&e a big rate increase what. is your share of an upgrade is going to be. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7 hd, tracking the storm, rain is moving in. winds picking up. i'll have the timing. system and how this will affect your holiday travels coming up. >> new fall out from the school tragedy. leaders proposing a citywide crack down on fires. >> the city of oakland goes to bat fr a local pot club facing eviction, challenging a federal crack down with >> the san bruin yes pipeline explosion, it wasn't sure fault, but you'll have to pay your share to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> the decision means your bill is going to go up, tonight a lot of people are furious. abc 7 ne
david wright, abc news, mexico. >>> and we thank you for watching. and we will see you again tomorrow. as we leave you with a postcard from peoria, illinois, the festival of lights. winter wonderland in east peoria, courtesy of our affiliate, whoi. good night to everyone. have a wonderful evening. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ >>> a unanimous vote gives pg&e a big rate increase what. is your share of an upgrade is going to be. >> i'm sandhya patel....
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obviously in florida and new mexico and arizona. it is that deepening of proliferation of the media outlets that tells you a lots that we can go into about the proliferation of the latino vote. it is an interesting subset. that difference also gets an to this. >> talk a little more about that. the talk about how it is changing the media. how is it changing the subject? we started much earlier this time. for a word of hope for help, let's remember back to the spring of 2008. there was a candidates that have a latino problem that they were not going to vote. it is famously said by a well expert. the president was barack obama. he had gotten a later start engaging with the latino elected and is primary rival. we started later for a variety of reasons. this time you had a vote director a year out. you had many more people dedicated to target teen boaters and communicating them. you also have a lot of segmentation. one of the reasons i was able to do interviews and all the places i talked about, i happen to speak a very neutral spanish.
obviously in florida and new mexico and arizona. it is that deepening of proliferation of the media outlets that tells you a lots that we can go into about the proliferation of the latino vote. it is an interesting subset. that difference also gets an to this. >> talk a little more about that. the talk about how it is changing the media. how is it changing the subject? we started much earlier this time. for a word of hope for help, let's remember back to the spring of 2008. there was a...
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but in nevada and colorado and new mexico and arizona. and it's that deepening and that proliferation of spanish-language media outlets that i think tells you a lot about that we can go into later about the proliferation of the latino vote. obviously, this is a segment of the latino vote, the spanish-dominant portion of it, but an interesting subset of the vote. so that, i think that kind of difference between '08 and '12, it also gets into some of the structural differences of the obama campaign, obama for america in '08 versus '12 that we can get into later. >> well, talk a little more about that. so you talked about how it's changing the media, and we have what rudy told us about arizona, that changing the organizational style. so how's it changing the substance of how democrats, you know, is that changing? is the way that democrats are talking to latino, has that even changed? >> absolutely. i think a couple of things happened. we started much, much earlier this time. i think for all those, a word of hope for republicans -- not someth
but in nevada and colorado and new mexico and arizona. and it's that deepening and that proliferation of spanish-language media outlets that i think tells you a lot about that we can go into later about the proliferation of the latino vote. obviously, this is a segment of the latino vote, the spanish-dominant portion of it, but an interesting subset of the vote. so that, i think that kind of difference between '08 and '12, it also gets into some of the structural differences of the obama...
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but they recognize the senator from new mexico for five minutes. >> mr. president, thank you, senator kerry for the recognition and mr. president, and really appreciated. i've been an early supporter of the ratification of this important treaty and i'm pleased to have been able to work with senators durbin, mccain, harkin, moran, koons and barrasso in particular want to stay thank you to the chairman and raking member of the foreign relations committee. i think all of these fine senators for their bipartisan work on this bill. we still have work to do to improve our treatment and acceptance of disabled persons. through the americans with disabilities act, the united states has been at the forefront of protecting the dignity of people with disabilities. this review will help expand american values and leadership throughout the world. it is a vital step forward in respecting the rights of the disabled. as a member of the foreign relations committee, i'm aware of the challenges of many countries face. these challenges include supporting their disabled citize
but they recognize the senator from new mexico for five minutes. >> mr. president, thank you, senator kerry for the recognition and mr. president, and really appreciated. i've been an early supporter of the ratification of this important treaty and i'm pleased to have been able to work with senators durbin, mccain, harkin, moran, koons and barrasso in particular want to stay thank you to the chairman and raking member of the foreign relations committee. i think all of these fine senators...
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from farmington, new mexico. what a wonderful time to get in. you are so outdated is incredible. if anybody wants to know how much money we waste, we just recently had a guy in the northwest who won a lottery, took him $800,000 cash and went to his local food stamp office, told them he wanted money and he said he still qualified for food stamps. these people are nuts. the federal government has a minimum -- and i've worked with the utility industry promotion psalmist famous working for government at least 40%, to many people, then they need to do this job. it's absolutely incredible. they're not cutting a current team. they're cutting the the growth of government. congress doesn't vote themselves raises. they get automatic raises unless somebody has the to stand up and say we don't need to have a raise this year. they haven't done that since they put that into effect. they don't vote anymore. >> host: let's get a response. >> guest: i'm sorry i don't agree with all of your taxpayer. one can find instances of fraud and waste in the federal government in any organization. so, i'm g
from farmington, new mexico. what a wonderful time to get in. you are so outdated is incredible. if anybody wants to know how much money we waste, we just recently had a guy in the northwest who won a lottery, took him $800,000 cash and went to his local food stamp office, told them he wanted money and he said he still qualified for food stamps. these people are nuts. the federal government has a minimum -- and i've worked with the utility industry promotion psalmist famous working for...
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>> honestly, we're from new mexico just helping out here to clean. >> no idea. >> cliff? >> how tall is it? >> i don't know. no idea. >> where is it? >> can i go? >> bad news. it's bad news. fiscal cliff, end of the world apparently. >> is it a dangerous cliff? >> it seems to be. >> how do you feel about it? >> i'm a middle class woman what, do you think? >> the economy pew. >> is embarrassing. >> that's what they're paid for. >> what's going to happen if they don't? >> we're going to lose some money. [ laughter ] >> it reminds me of like something i probably learned about in school. but i'm going to guess some type of cliff, like mount avalanche cliff. >> how tall is it? >> i'd say at least like 370 some feet. [ laughter ] >> steve: very nice. >> gretchen: how about $16 trillion? >> we heard 70 different responses. we took the cliff bars out and said, is it this? is this the fiscal cliff? some people said, oh, yeah, it is. another guy said t sounds like something really gross you might eat. another person said it sounds like a movie, the fiscal cliff. >> steve: what i no
>> honestly, we're from new mexico just helping out here to clean. >> no idea. >> cliff? >> how tall is it? >> i don't know. no idea. >> where is it? >> can i go? >> bad news. it's bad news. fiscal cliff, end of the world apparently. >> is it a dangerous cliff? >> it seems to be. >> how do you feel about it? >> i'm a middle class woman what, do you think? >> the economy pew. >> is embarrassing. >> that's...
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this is new video of a huge crowd overnight. a major cycle in the mayan long count calendar ends today. while some believe this means the end of civilization, these people say the sun vise will bring a new and better age. people here in the bay area use the so-called end of the ward as an excuse or party. thetown -- others chose to stock up on supplies. there has been an increase in business at berkeley surplus where survival gear has been selling well. >> generally the conversation steers away from end of days and more toward earthquakes are a big deal around here. >> which is true. if you're worried nasa has a scientist dedicated to debunking the prediction of the end of the world. and the u.s. geological survey says nothing out of the ordinary has been detected on or around earth. >>> state regulators approved a plan for a two-year rate hike that is expected to bring in about $299 million. the much will be used to preplace and upgrade hundreds of miles of gas transition lines. the 2010 disaster killed eight people and destroy
this is new video of a huge crowd overnight. a major cycle in the mayan long count calendar ends today. while some believe this means the end of civilization, these people say the sun vise will bring a new and better age. people here in the bay area use the so-called end of the ward as an excuse or party. thetown -- others chose to stock up on supplies. there has been an increase in business at berkeley surplus where survival gear has been selling well. >> generally the conversation...
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a foot of snow expected in the mountains of new mexico. several inches if not a foot of snow. and a pretty potent one. out to the plains, pump up the heat across the southern plains. temperatures well above normal. east of the mississippi. temperatures where they should be. comfortably chilly. sunshine coming up. should warm things up. clear night last night if you got out to see the geminid meteor shower. chicago, 49. not too bad to do your mid december christmas showers. >> i saw the meteors before i went to bed and when i woke up. >> his kids ran in, dad, dad, you can't miss this. >> good stuff if you could brave the chill. >> thank you, appreciate it. >>> coming up, we'll introduce to you a remarkable young man using talent to turn the heartache of cancer into an inspiring legacy. >>> welcome back. good morning. a story of a brave young man who lives in minnesota. only 17 and not expected to see 18. >> he has terminal cancer. he's accepted his fate, but he's leaving for his family and friends a beautiful, musical legacy. here is ed lavendera. >> reporter: zach sobiac's sou
a foot of snow expected in the mountains of new mexico. several inches if not a foot of snow. and a pretty potent one. out to the plains, pump up the heat across the southern plains. temperatures well above normal. east of the mississippi. temperatures where they should be. comfortably chilly. sunshine coming up. should warm things up. clear night last night if you got out to see the geminid meteor shower. chicago, 49. not too bad to do your mid december christmas showers. >> i saw the...
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nwhen fox was relected and followed by calderon a new mexico can president. he is like the tony blare of mexico and reformed the left party and wants to continue good relations. a lot of good will. secretary clinton makes phone calls every day . why can't she make one for a marine in need. we have a huge economic had relationship with mexico and they are number three behind canada and chin a. a lot of leverage we should start bying. >> brian: if we can't get the secretary of state's attention or assistant secretary of state's attention you think american people should cancel tourist and cruises to that area or anything else we can do? >> yeah, when mexico realizes that what is on the line and something that you just mentioned it is it a huge amount is tourism and really when they, you know this man has been in jail for more than four months. he try tod facility law and declared the weapon to the border guard. is it worth them getting the venal corrupt image on top of all of the violence that why associate with mexico. do they want to pay the millions and bill
nwhen fox was relected and followed by calderon a new mexico can president. he is like the tony blare of mexico and reformed the left party and wants to continue good relations. a lot of good will. secretary clinton makes phone calls every day . why can't she make one for a marine in need. we have a huge economic had relationship with mexico and they are number three behind canada and chin a. a lot of leverage we should start bying. >> brian: if we can't get the secretary of state's...
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they believe it's the beginning of a new era. you have to come to mexico to discover what is it. >> reporter: mel gonzalez say the calendar as an opportunity. he opened a boutique hotel. >> judging by the number of hotels built in town and tour operators created, we can tell there's a lot of expectations. a few hotels in town are giving discounts because it's the end of the world. >> reporter: some mayans have complained about the exploitation about their culture, but she says they're in the mirnlt. >> what i have seen is they're very happy. they see the benefit, because the nice about the tourism is that they share -- it shares the benefit with everyone. >> others disagree. alphonso running tourist tlus the communities and say the dollars are going elsewhere. >> most of the money is spent in transportation and they don't own taxis, hotels and restaurants. here they don't have those services yet. >> yet may be the word. hotels across the five mayan states are nearly sold out ahead of the big date. the hope is interest in the cult
they believe it's the beginning of a new era. you have to come to mexico to discover what is it. >> reporter: mel gonzalez say the calendar as an opportunity. he opened a boutique hotel. >> judging by the number of hotels built in town and tour operators created, we can tell there's a lot of expectations. a few hotels in town are giving discounts because it's the end of the world. >> reporter: some mayans have complained about the exploitation about their culture, but she says...
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let me recognize the senator from new mexico for five minutes. mr. udall: mr. president -- and thank you, senator kerry, for the recognition, and, mr. president, really appreciate it. i've been an early supporter of the ratification of this important treaty, and i'm pleased to have been able to work with senators durbin, mccain, harkin, moran, coons, and barrasso and in particular want to say thank you to the chairman and the ranking member on the foreign relations committee. i thank all of these fine senators for their bipartisan work on this bill. we still have work to do to improve our treatment and acceptance of disabled persons, but through the americans with disabilities act, the united states has been at the forefront of protecting the dignity of people with disabilities. this treaty will help expand american values and leadership throughout the world. it is a vital step forward in respecting the rights of the disabled. as a member of the foreign relations committee, i am aware of the challenges that many countries face. these challenges include supporti
let me recognize the senator from new mexico for five minutes. mr. udall: mr. president -- and thank you, senator kerry, for the recognition, and, mr. president, really appreciate it. i've been an early supporter of the ratification of this important treaty, and i'm pleased to have been able to work with senators durbin, mccain, harkin, moran, coons, and barrasso and in particular want to say thank you to the chairman and the ranking member on the foreign relations committee. i thank all of...
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you've seen it here on fox news over the past couple of days. he's been held in this sort of solitary confinement area since august. originally, he was in gen pop, but then there were threats of him being killed unless the participants paid all sorts -- parents paid all sorts of money, and this is the upgrade to a room by himself chained to the bed, and then we called and complained about that, so apparently there's no chain anymore. anyway, he and another marine were arrested in mexico on gun charges. he declared the weapon, but they said it was illegal, and he needed to go to prison, and he's awaiting trial now, could face 12 years in jail. now in an exclusive interview, john hammer's friend -- who was with him when the whole thing happened but ultimately released -- is speaking out saying he's wracked with guilt for leaving john behind and pleading with the obama administration to help. >> we did the paperwork, we filled out the registration, we didn't try and hide the gun, or -- we were doing everything legit. i left him in hell. i left him
you've seen it here on fox news over the past couple of days. he's been held in this sort of solitary confinement area since august. originally, he was in gen pop, but then there were threats of him being killed unless the participants paid all sorts -- parents paid all sorts of money, and this is the upgrade to a room by himself chained to the bed, and then we called and complained about that, so apparently there's no chain anymore. anyway, he and another marine were arrested in mexico on gun...
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you have to come to mexico to discover what is it. >> gonzalez also saw the calendar as an opportunity. he opened a boutique hotel in the closest city. >> judging by a number of hotels being built in town and operators being created, we can tell there's a lot of expectation, a few hotels are giving discounts because it's the end of the world. >> some mayans have complained about the exploitation of their culture. but she says they are in the minority. >> what i have seen is they're very happy. they see the benefit because the nice thing about the tourism is that it shares the benefit with everyone. >> others disagree. alphonso runs tours to mayan communities and says the tourist dollars are going elsewhere. >> most of the money is spent in transportation, and they don't own taxes, hotels, restaurants, and here they don't have those services yet. >> yet may be the word. hotels across the five mayan states are nearly sold out. the hope is that interest in the culture is long-term. assuming everybody survives december 21st. >> nick, you still there? i was just -- i was just waiting -- >>
you have to come to mexico to discover what is it. >> gonzalez also saw the calendar as an opportunity. he opened a boutique hotel in the closest city. >> judging by a number of hotels being built in town and operators being created, we can tell there's a lot of expectation, a few hotels are giving discounts because it's the end of the world. >> some mayans have complained about the exploitation of their culture. but she says they are in the minority. >> what i have seen...
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mexico, scott brown of massachusetts, kent conrad of north dakota, jim demint of south carolina, kay bailey hutchison of texas, herb kohl of wisconsin, jon kyl of arizona, joseph lieberman of connecticut, richard lugar of indiana, ben nelson of nebraska, olympia snowe of maine, and jim webb of virginia. they have all worked ceaselessly to give their constituents the best representation and give the country the benefit of their views, their wisdom and their experiences. they're men and women who are committed to the nation and they have every day in different ways contributed to this senate and to our great country. and i want to thank them personally for their service and in so many cases their personal kindness to me. to listen to my points and to -- together hopefully serve this senate and this nation in a more positive and progressive way. in particular let me say a few words about some of the members who i had the privilege to work with very closely. senator daniel akaka, had who like his colleague, the late and reverdict daniel inouye, proudly served our nation during world war
mexico, scott brown of massachusetts, kent conrad of north dakota, jim demint of south carolina, kay bailey hutchison of texas, herb kohl of wisconsin, jon kyl of arizona, joseph lieberman of connecticut, richard lugar of indiana, ben nelson of nebraska, olympia snowe of maine, and jim webb of virginia. they have all worked ceaselessly to give their constituents the best representation and give the country the benefit of their views, their wisdom and their experiences. they're men and women who...
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thousands of tourists flocked to mexico, hoping to celebrate a new era in an ancient mayan city. at the thirsty dog brewing company in akron, ohio, there's a special beer for the occasion. find out if it's our final year. our last few moments on earth, abc has trusted me with this assignment. the scoops of all scoops. as the hour draws near, the moment of truth is here. there's the clock -- three, two, one, okay. there you have it. folks, we're still here. john muller reporting exclusively for abc news, we're still here. >>> back to planning on those last-minute gifts. getting back to life. life goes on. back to you guys. >> thank you, john. >> john did the all-nighter for that. >> good for john. >>> all right, now to those out of control christmas decorations. we love to look at those wild displays every year, but what if you lived next door to one of them, ryan owens joins us from plano, texas. . >> reporter: good morning to you, elizabeth. not only are we all still alive. i've got christmas lights this early in the morning. take a look at this. everybody loves the beautiful ch
thousands of tourists flocked to mexico, hoping to celebrate a new era in an ancient mayan city. at the thirsty dog brewing company in akron, ohio, there's a special beer for the occasion. find out if it's our final year. our last few moments on earth, abc has trusted me with this assignment. the scoops of all scoops. as the hour draws near, the moment of truth is here. there's the clock -- three, two, one, okay. there you have it. folks, we're still here. john muller reporting exclusively for...
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area of low pressure will develop here in the gulf of mexico. we'll bring in moisture from the gulf. there develops that low. this is christmas. it may not be white, but it will be wet. perhaps in little rock and new orleans and birmingham and atlanta, down here into the deep south. if we can get enough cold air down here, we may mix in a few snow flurries. we're keeping an eye on how deep that cold air gets. it looks like that low will develop. and across the country here into the midatlantic and bring some snowwednesday, thursday timeframe into the northeast again. we'll have to keep an eye on that. the focus for today, the northeast, of course, some snow showers even around new york city perhaps today. but it is cold and blustery. very windy conditions. gusting still, hot on the heels of that big storm. still that area of low pressure is here in new england. it's throwing off an awful lot of wind. 30, 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts. what's happening here in the west, randi from seattle to san francisco, wet go for you. no question about that. st
area of low pressure will develop here in the gulf of mexico. we'll bring in moisture from the gulf. there develops that low. this is christmas. it may not be white, but it will be wet. perhaps in little rock and new orleans and birmingham and atlanta, down here into the deep south. if we can get enough cold air down here, we may mix in a few snow flurries. we're keeping an eye on how deep that cold air gets. it looks like that low will develop. and across the country here into the midatlantic...
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the legislature includes 38 new people. >> in mexico the president is being sworn in today returning the pri party to power after 12 years. he has promised a transparent government that will put in reforms but some in mexico fear a return to the corruption that existed when they controlled mexico for seven decades. the vice president is expected to be present at the inauguration. >>> the government of bangladesh plans to offer compensation to the families of the 125 people who died last week in a fire. officials say the factory lacked emergency exits trapping workers inside. >> a salon that was the scene of a deadly shooting is scheduled to reopen today. three employees were shot and killed at the salon in brookfield wisconsin before the gunman took his own life. one of the victims was the shooter's estranged i.e. we are very excited, and very much looking forward to starting the healing process and in doing so we need to reopen the doors and get back together with our clients. >> it's the first time the owner and employees have returned to the spa since the tragedy. >> a staged plan
the legislature includes 38 new people. >> in mexico the president is being sworn in today returning the pri party to power after 12 years. he has promised a transparent government that will put in reforms but some in mexico fear a return to the corruption that existed when they controlled mexico for seven decades. the vice president is expected to be present at the inauguration. >>> the government of bangladesh plans to offer compensation to the families of the 125 people who...
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people say we should withhold aid to mexico. >> absolutely. we are giving them 330 million this year alone. all president obama has to say and i wouldn't say it publicly if i was him, to this new guy, nieto, the new president, behind the scenes is look, i want this guy out by friday, all right, and we'll make you a hero, president nieto, you release him, you are the good guy, if he's not out by friday, i'm sorry, there is going to be a slow down in the money coming over, and not only that -- martha: on the mexican side they are saying they are trying to crackdown on corruption in their jail system and they don't want to be scene as releasing somebody before they go through the process. if the president steps in and releases him the people will have an outcry, this judge is corrupt, this american gets to go. my brother, my krous inch i my cousin is being held as well and he should be freed as well. >> if their cousin served in fallujah then they could think about it. this guy is unjustly imprisoned. we all know it. he didn't try to smuggle in a
people say we should withhold aid to mexico. >> absolutely. we are giving them 330 million this year alone. all president obama has to say and i wouldn't say it publicly if i was him, to this new guy, nieto, the new president, behind the scenes is look, i want this guy out by friday, all right, and we'll make you a hero, president nieto, you release him, you are the good guy, if he's not out by friday, i'm sorry, there is going to be a slow down in the money coming over, and not only that...
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we have new details today. we have been talking to florida senator bill nelson who says jon hammar is expected to be released. this is after four months in a prison, believed to be controlled by a drug cartel. his parents have been getting frightening phone calls from that place. mexican police arrested him when he tried to cross the border, going from brownsville, texas, to mexico in august. and they alleged he had an illegal shotgun on him. turned out this was a family heirloom, he says it was cleared by u.s. customs, but police, they tossed him in jail anyway. i want to bring in sunny hostin on the case with me today. and, sunny, we talked about this, jon hammar, planning on driving through central america, headed to costa rica to go on a surf vacation because he was suffering ptsd after serving our country. does he have any legal recourse? >> you know, the interesting thing is that i think when we look at cases like this, we look at it from our perspective as americans. and when we feel we're wronged, what
we have new details today. we have been talking to florida senator bill nelson who says jon hammar is expected to be released. this is after four months in a prison, believed to be controlled by a drug cartel. his parents have been getting frightening phone calls from that place. mexican police arrested him when he tried to cross the border, going from brownsville, texas, to mexico in august. and they alleged he had an illegal shotgun on him. turned out this was a family heirloom, he says it...
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people believe it's the end of the world and we believe and the mayans believe it's the beginning of a new era. you have to come to mexico to discover what is it. >> reporter: also seeing the calendar as an opportunity, he opened a boutique hotel to the closest town. >> tour operators are being creative. we can tell there's a lot of expectation. a few hotels in towns are giving discounts because it's the end of the world. >> reporter: some mchl ayans have complained about the expectation of their culture. >> they are very happy. they see the benefit because the nice thing about the tourism is that it shares the benefit with everyone. >> reporter: others disagree. alfonso runs tour are rifts in this mayan community and says the tourist dollars are going elsewhere. >> most of the money is spent in transportation and they don't owe taxes, hotels, restaurants. here they don't have those services yet. >> reporter: yet may be the word. they have sold out ahead of the date. the hope is that interest in the culture is long term. assuming everybody survives december the 21st. wolf, one static stat
people believe it's the end of the world and we believe and the mayans believe it's the beginning of a new era. you have to come to mexico to discover what is it. >> reporter: also seeing the calendar as an opportunity, he opened a boutique hotel to the closest town. >> tour operators are being creative. we can tell there's a lot of expectation. a few hotels in towns are giving discounts because it's the end of the world. >> reporter: some mchl ayans have complained about the...
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. >>> in other news this morning, two men from mexico are in custody in southern california, charged with killing a member of the u.s. coast guard. 34-year-old terrell horne was killed sunday. he was on a small inflatable craft like this one approaching a boat suspected of carrying drugs off the california coast. the suspect's boat rammed ho horne's, hitting him in the head, a wound that was ultimately fatal. horne is the father of one. his wife was expecting another. >>> we turn to a horrifying scene here in new york. a man pushed off a subway platform into the path of an oncoming train. the 58-year-old man tried to climb from the tracks. it was too late. the train crushed him to death. moments earlier surveillance video shows a suspect arguing with the victim. police are checking images to hopefully isolate a clearer picture. >>> and a prominent new york city politician asked the secretary hillary clinton as she prepares to step down. michael bloomberg called clinton to encourage her to enter the 2013 race for new york mayor when his term end. "the new york times" made it clear tha
. >>> in other news this morning, two men from mexico are in custody in southern california, charged with killing a member of the u.s. coast guard. 34-year-old terrell horne was killed sunday. he was on a small inflatable craft like this one approaching a boat suspected of carrying drugs off the california coast. the suspect's boat rammed ho horne's, hitting him in the head, a wound that was ultimately fatal. horne is the father of one. his wife was expecting another. >>> we...
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she believes this will mark the dawn of a new, more enlightened age. others, not so much. >> i'll be in my shelter in texas, just in case. >> reporter: just in case? >> just in case. i would feel really silly that i went and put a nice shelter underground and i wasn't in it come december 21st. >> reporter: right after that, he plans to come straight back to l.a. to build more. david wright, abc news, montebello, california. >> that brings us to our facebook question of the day. >> we want to know what do you think will happen as the mayan calendar ends? logon to our facebook page to weigh in. wnn fans.com. >> are you ready, sunny? have you made any preparations? >> i don't know if i want to survive if the planet is going to be blown up. >> you come out of your bunker and you're like -- >> just go with everyone else. a doomsday brew. >> exactly. have a cold one. go out gracefully. go out happy. make it count. make the last second count if it ends tomorrow. if i go in one of those things, i would want miss rhode island with me. it ends tomorrow. i would
she believes this will mark the dawn of a new, more enlightened age. others, not so much. >> i'll be in my shelter in texas, just in case. >> reporter: just in case? >> just in case. i would feel really silly that i went and put a nice shelter underground and i wasn't in it come december 21st. >> reporter: right after that, he plans to come straight back to l.a. to build more. david wright, abc news, montebello, california. >> that brings us to our facebook...